HIST 400 Lecture 2: 2
16 Apr 2015
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Background going from issue of the land of isreal as an issue and the zionist movement. Where does zionism come from: idea that the jewish people have a homeland. Or jews: persecuted jews looking for somewhere safe to go from the anti. Story of the land of israel: several jewish commonwealths developed on the land. Solomon, king david if you follow the biblical account: no archaeological evidence for any of it, there is in jewish collective memory, a promised kingdom of sorts, church tries to limit jewish settlement in palestine, especially in. Jerusalem: muslims conquer palestine in 634, and most of middle east. Jewish settlement returned to jerusalem and palestine under the. Muslims: muslims are gradually misplaced by crusaders and jewish presence. 1516, ottomans take over much of the middle east, palestine becoming part of ottoman empire, never having a clear defined area to itself. Ottomans are there until 1917: around 1800 there are 250-350,000 people living in.
